Mrs Campbell Praed, The Body of his Desire, first edition, 1912
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Mrs Campbell Praed, The Body of his Desire, first edition, 1912

Praed (Mrs [Rosa] Campbell) The Body of His Desire.

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A Romance of the Soul
London &c., Cassell, 1912.

First edition. 8vo. Original cloth.

A solid first edition copy of this occult tale by Australian author Rosa Praed, underlined eventually by the reformative qualities of Christianity.

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Some foxing, bookplate; slight mottling to cloth, but overall VG.

Frontispiece by A.C. Michael.

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